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Random music news for Monday, May 31, 2021

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

Friends has always been very, very popular in China. However, the new reunion show has apparently run afoul of government

HBO’s Chernobyl is one of the most terrifying things to show up on TV in recent memory. This mashup with

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

Gin is evil. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Let’s concentrate on music news for January 23, 2018,

Unless you were around when it was introduced, it’s hard to explain how big a deal the introduction of Windows

Unless my calculations are off, the last time Good Friday fell on April 14 was 1933. And now in music

America shuts down for Thanksgiving later today. I’ll try to keep the music news coming best I can. The Kanye

Ugh. Tuesday. Wake up your mind with these two fine metal covers. You’re welcome. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough

Then you’d get this. I’m not sure if this was worth the effort, but if you’re a Friends fan… (Via

Here’s proof that Taylor Swift is a cat lady waiting to happen. Lisa Kudrow (you remember her from Friends, right?)

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver